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Two More AIMBE Fellows from ENG
Yang, Joseph-McCarthy, elected to prestigious biomedical society More
Innovation On (Her) Mind: Professor Yang Inducted An AIMBE Fellow
Associate Professor Chen Yang has been inducted to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)’s College of Fellows, a prestigious honor awarded to the top 2% of medical and biological engineers. More
Yazicigil’s WISE-Circuits Lab Goes the Distance at “Chip Olympics”
In hardware and microelectronics circles, the International Solid-State Circuits Conference is the most competitive game in town, nicknamed the “Chip Olympics.” In those terms, it could be said that Professor Rabia Yazicigil and her students brought home a pile of medals. More
Delivery Drones and Rotor-Powered Rideshares Sound Great—and Noisy
Combining expertise in mechanical engineering, fluid mechanics, and urban hydrology, BU researchers with NASA funding will lead a multimillion-dollar, multi-institution project to help develop quieter vertical lift air vehicles More
New Bubble Popping Theory Could Help Track Ocean Pollution and Viruses
Bubbles are fun for everyone. But, it turns out, they can also be little menaces. When a bubble pops, it can concentrate and aerosolize any particles stuck on it. Not a big deal when it’s a store-bought soapy bubble bursting in the yard or on your hand. But it’s a major concern when the particles it carries are potentially hazardous: bubbles caught in a crashing wave can send vaporized microplastics into the air where they might mess with the Earth’s atmosphere; bubbles burst by a flushing toilet can fling bacteria meters and onto nearby surfaces; a frothing cruise ship hot tub was once shown to be a Legionnaires’ disease super-spreader. More
Learning From Animal Behaviors to Inform Control Systems
Research by Distinguished Professor of Engineering John Bailleul questions how animals operate and how you might use animal behaviors to design control systems. By Margo Stanton You... More
Bringing Hope to Ben
On a lifelong mission to help a childhood friend, Tim O’Shea is working on a new way to repair spinal cords By Patrick L. Kennedy Ben Harvey... More
David Boas to Deliver Annual DeLisi Lecture
To recognize their contributions to engineering and society, Arthur G. B. Metcalf Endowed Chair and Distinguished Professor David Boas (BME, ECE) is the recipient of... More
One Drop at a Time: BU iGem Team Brings Home Gold Medal
The annual International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) competition is a momentous opportunity for engineering students with a passion for synthetic biology to gain valuable hands-on experience and make their big ideas into solid reality. Boston University has sponsored a team for the competition for many years now, with the dedicated support of Professor Douglas Densmore and STEM Pathways. In 2022, the BU Hardware team’s hard work paid off with multiple honors: a gold medal and a nomination for the Best Environment Project. Even more importantly, they fulfilled the mission they began with: to create a novel technology with the potential to make a meaningful impact on society. More
Count Her In: CE Alum Elected to the NAE
Karen Panetta (ENG’85) has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), one of the highest distinctions in engineering “for leadership empowering females in STEM, and for contributions to computer vision and simulation algorithms.” More
Cheng & Tian’s Newest Microscopy Advance Published by Nature Communications
Professor Ji-Xin Cheng’s research group has made notable strides in improved chemical imaging technologies, especially for medical purposes, over the last few years. More
Intercollegiate Student Supercomputing Team Sets Benchmark Record
BU students look forward to building on accomplishments in future competitions. More
BU Alums, Former Students Shine in Forbes 2023 “30 Under 30” List
Austin Briggs and Justin Fiaschetti co-founded Inversion Space. More
Visionary, Recognized: Professor Goyal an AAAS Fellow
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering congratulates Professor Vivek Goyal on his appointment as a 2022 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement... More
BU Researchers Receive over $1 Million Each in Funding from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Furthering dynamic imaging research. More
Mentoring: Preparing for Future Success
"It’s great to have someone to look up to,” says Noah Robitshek (ENG’ 25). “The impact is astronomical.” More
The Brain Trust’s Newest Additions
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering welcomes new faculty members Associate Professor Archana Venkataraman and Assistant Professor Kayhan Batmanhelich. More
Chen Elected NAI Fellow
Recognition for pioneering cures for heart attacks, liver disease, and more. More
Programmable Bacteria: Building the Biocomputing Future
Working across disciplines and institutions, a team of engineers is creating microscopic living devices to decontaminate drinking water. More
This Bizarre Looking Helmet Can Create Better Brain Scans
A breakthrough with the potential to revolutionize medical imaging. More